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Before being removed for a pinch-hitter, Martin Maldonado hit a pair of homers against the A's on Monday.

How often does someone get pinch-hit for after hitting multiple homers? It didn't work out for the Angels tonight, as Ben Revere flied out in his place in the ninth, but the Angels did go on to win anyway. Maldonado, who got off to a surprisingly strong start offensively, has really struggled over the last couple of months. Before tonight's outburst, he was at .182/.241/.301 in 153 at-bats since July 1. Sep 4 - 9:17 PM

Martin Maldonado went deep for the 12th time this season as the Angels crushed the Athletics on Tuesday night.

His solo shot off of Chris Smith increased the Angels' lead to 6-2 in the fourth inning. Maldonado finished the night 1-for-4 and is hitting .231/.295/.379 with the aforementioned 12 homers and 34 RBI on the year. Aug 30 - 1:40 AM

Martin Maldonado went 3-for-3 and scored two of the Angels' three runs Monday in the win over the A's.

It's Maldonado's first three-hit game since June 21. Maldonado had a .764 OPS on that date, but in the two months since, he's hit just .188 with 15 runs scored, 12 RBI and a 43/5 K/BB ratio in 175 plate appearances. Still, the Angels haven't wavered in their support of him, since they still really like his defense. Aug 29 - 1:13 AM

Martin Maldonado went 1-for-3 with a two-run single in Sunday's win over the Mariners.

Maldonado came through with a two-run single in the fifth inning to give the Angels a 4-1 lead. The backstop had been rutted in an 0-for-18 slump before he snapped out of it to go 5-for-11 in the final three games of this four-game set against the Mariners. He is hitting .234/.300/.389 on the season. Aug 13 - 7:40 PM

Ramirez underwent stem cell therapy in September to combat a damaged ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Three ultrasounds since then have showed continued healing to the point that the Angels are hopeful he can avoid surgery. "You’re never out of the woods until they get on a mound and start throwing to hitters," general manager Billy Eppler said. "That’s usually where you find yourself at a point of kind of exhaling."

Alex Meyer will undergo labrum surgery on his right shoulder on Tuesday and will be sidelined until 2019.

Yikes. Meyer has dealt with shoulder issues for years and has been out for nearly all of the second half while battling his latest problem. It's a shame, as while he's never shown an ability to throw strikes consistently, Meyer was missing a bunch of bats this season and posted a sub-4.00 ERA. Now he'll go a year and a half between appearances and might never be the same following the procedure.

The Angels have scratched Andrew Heaney from his scheduled start Thursday after being eliminated Wednesday night.

Bud Norris will start in his place, since the Angels don't want him earning a $500,000 bonus he was due as a reliever. Heaney was slated to return from a shoulder impingement Thursday after missing three starts, but there's just no need to take a chance with him now that there's nothing at stake. He finishes 1-2 with a 7.06 ERA in five starts after returning from Tommy John surgery. He will be a sleeper next spring.